KUNG-FU FIGHTING

written by Alex Brown

As daunting as it is, what’s more rewarding than finding or making the perfect sandwich? Lucky for me, I’ve been blessed with an innate ability to make a darn good sandwich. In my university days I lost some of my, uh, creativity for crafting perfect sandwiches due to my lack of income, and sheer laziness. In an attempt to save money, my four penny-pinching roomies and I were forced to endure rationing our communal groceries, (like it was our job) ergo the lack of necessary ingredients for crafting what I would refer to as the sandwich of my dreams. Left with nothing more than the end pieces of stale wonder bread and moldy “krap” singles, I longed to return to my normal, more fulfilling sandwich eating ways.

Since then I have returned to the home front (a.k.a my folks’ place) where I have committed to over-eating in order to make up for those lost years. In the process of redeveloping my sandwich making skills, my knowledge of what makes a sandwich so wonderful has grown twofold. Amidst the plethora of people (myself not included) blogging about sandwich hotspots and the do’s and don’ts of the craft, it has become repetitive and even, dare I say, boring! That is until I came across this marvelous blog (Scanwiches.com) of “sandwich art”. Art being the operative word, at first glance my thoughts of eating them were replaced with thoughts of hanging them as artwork above my bed. The vibrant colors of poultry, layered with textures of purple glazed onions help glorify these scanned sandwich masterpieces. Its official, this blog is as good as it gets for sandwich addicts and those looking for inspiration for their next sandwich endeavor-whether its finding the new great sandwich spot in your hood or pulling yourself out of your daily sandwich making rut.

www.scanwiches.com